Alexander Herzen(Russian Journalist)

Date of Birth:

April 6, 1812

Date of Death:

January 21, 1870

Nationality:

Russian

Quote count:

24

Times favorited:

3

Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the "father of Russian socialism". He is held responsible for creating a political climate leading to the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. His autobiography My Past and Thoughts, written with grace, energy, and ease, is often considered the best specimen of that genre in Russian literature.